Pornography and Trauma
By Rick McKain, MAC, LPCOne of the men in the group a couple weeks ago asked what I considered an excellent question as we discussed the Unit on Cybersex that night.…
Loving Your Body | ED Awareness
By Brittany Hopkins, LAPC So, Valentine’s Day has come and gone. No more naked babies with bows and arrows, ribboned heart-shaped boxes containing every manner of chocolate, and long-stemmed red roses…
Young couple mad at each other in their home
What’s Love Got To Do With It | Relationships
By Jim Seckman, MAC, CACII, CCS The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is love. Henry Miller Love is…
What I’m Willing To Do | Willingness
In everyday life, willingness can be defined as a readiness, desire, inclination or preparedness.However, in the field of behavioral health, willingness has a slightly different meaning. This is due, in…
Empty Gifts | Community
By Jessica Brothers During this season, so many images and commercials focus on gathering with friends and family, yet so many people feel alone. Addiction is often a catalyst to loneliness,…
5 Tips for Healthy Holidays
By Courtney Robbins, CAC-IIThe hallmark of any good holiday movie or sitcom is the moment when things don’t go as planned. Who doesn’t love a good joke about “Mom’s dried out…
Taking Ownership of Sexuality in Recovery
By Amanda Holloway, LPC Everybody knows that “sex sells." This is true of so much of the advertising we are exposed to, that many of us never consider what is being…
I Didn’t Sign Up for This | Relationships
By Jessica Brothers, LPC “I just want you to know that my sister is a good person. Growing up, she was very active, people always liked being around her, she…
I Can’t Say No | Boundaries
Addiction is an isolating disease, for both the addict and those who love him or her. The addicted individual becomes preoccupied with obtaining, storing, and hiding the supply of drugs and/or…
The Danger in Keeping Family Secrets
Families living with addiction are often families who keep secrets. The anxiety and stress of living with an addict are a daily part of their lives, so in order to…
The Opioid Challenge in America
It’s certainly no newsflash that opioid dependence has become prevalent in America. But the fact that teenagers and young adults are more likely to abuse opioid painkillers than older adults…
When Life Became Unmanageable | Alumni
I had my first drink at sixteen, and what started out as relatively normal teenage rebellion and social experimentation, quickly became daily drinking by the time I was 19. When…